| Job description |
| Job description: |
MDRC is seeking a PhD-level researcher to work in our Young Adults and Postsecondary Education policy area on research projects that gauge the impacts of programs designed to help low-income students succeed academically in college. Many of the projects use experimental research designs, in which students are randomly assigned to a program group or a control group to test the ?value added? of curricular reforms, enhanced student services, or increased financial aid over standard college programs.
Responsibilities:
For its growing postsecondary education agenda, MDRC is seeking candidates interested in blending strong quantitative research skills with an interest in contributing to postsecondary education research, and experience with research design and analysis.
The position provides the successful candidate an opportunity to:
- Work with an interdisciplinary team to conceptualize and implement rigorous impact studies of programs targeting low-income students in colleges across the country.
- Discuss experimental research methods with college officials and staff and work with them to design and implement studies that answer key policy questions and protect the rights of students.
- Analyze a range of data to better understand the impacts of college programs.
- Author reports and disseminate findings to policymakers, practitioners, and the broader research community.
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| Req. candidate profile : |
Additional Qualifications:
- A PhD in economics or quantitative social research or a master's degree with extensive demonstrated research experience.
- Knowledge of and experience with quantitative research design, impact modeling, and quantitative methods.
- Deep content knowledge of community colleges and higher education.
- Experience with either survey design and analysis is a plus.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as analytical ability.
- Ability to work independently, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with and relate to program staff, faculty members, college students, and funders.
- Publication record in the postsecondary education research field is a plus.
- The successful candidate may choose to be based in either MDRC?s New York office or California office. Some travel to study sites and to meetings with other researchers and project funders will be required.
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| Third party mediation allowed : |
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| Telecommute : |
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